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Definition of strum verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

strum

verb

NAmE//strʌm//

[intransitive, transitive] strum (on) somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they strum

he / she / it strums

past simple strummed

-ing form strumming

to play a guitar or similar instrument by moving your fingers up and down across the strings As she sang, she strummed on a guitar.

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